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Boot sector for system disk partition is corrupt
Hi! I'll go straight to the point. My OS is Windows 7 x64. I have a 500GB Seagate HDD. I have 4GB of Kingston RAM (DDR3), and MOBO is Asus (not sure about the brand since I am not at home now).
I was using Win2Flash when my desktop suddenly froze. Even the task manager would not appear. I had no choice but to reset it. When it was back on, it would not boot to Windows anymore. All I'm getting is "Reboot and select proper boot device". I have tried to do a repair using the DVD that was used to install onto my desktop. Tried doing startup repair (by following this: Startup Repair) three times with a reboot on each interval. All I'm getting is the same message that says:
"SystemDisk = \Device\Harddisk0
Windows Directory =
Number of root causes = 1
Tests Performed
Name: Check for updates
Result: Completed Successfully
Error Code: 0x0
Tests Performed
Name: System Disk Test
Result:Completed Successfully
Error Code: 0x0
Tests Performed
Nameisk failure Diagnosis
Result:Completed Successfully
Error Code: 0x0
Tests Performed
Nameisk Metadata Test
Result:Completed Successfully
Error Code: 0x0
Root Case Found: Boot sector for system disk partition is corrupt.
Repair Action: Boot sector repair
Result: Failed
Error Code: 0x490".
Thought I'd try what was instructed here: Repair Install starting from Step# 8. I ran an error after following Step# 11 ("The computer started using the Windows installation disc. Remove the installation disc and restart your computer so that Windows starts normally. Then, insert the installation disc and restart the upgrade...."). I then decided to choose "Custom (advanced)" since I knew I have saved my files onto a separate partition. (I had two: drive C and D). I was surprised to see what the next screen showed me It only shows "Disk 0 Partition 1". My 'backup' drive was gone will ALL my files in it!
I would really, really, really appreciate it if you could help me get my files back. By the way, I have already tried to make my HDD a slave to another desktop to see if I could at least get my files that way, but it is only showing me 1 partition as well. When I try to open it, it only tells me that I need to format the drive before using it. I would like to do a fresh install, but only and ONLY if I could be guaranteed 100% that I would be able to get ALL my files back using any recovery software